Poultry fountain



Aug. 25, 1931. SAUVAGEAU 1,820,835

POUL'II'RY FOUNTAIN Filed June 10 1929 NVENTOR a a BY J WITNESS? ATTORNEY i atented Aug. 25,

EMILE SAUVAGEATI, or SOUTH n fiunssecgusnrrs FC'ULTRY FOUNTAIN Application filed June 10, 1929. Seria'rNo. 369,795.

My present invention has reference to a poultry watering fountain, and my primary object is the provision of a device for this purpose in which the pan or bottom of the 'l'ount has arranged therein anddisposed in close proximity to the inner periphery thereof a cylindrical member which is notched and open at the bottom portion, the said cylindrical member providing a guide for the body of of a water containing bottle which has screwed on the mouth thereof a cap that has extending through a central opening therein the stem for a valve, the said stem being spring influenced in an outward direction whereby the valve will normally close the opening in the cap, but the stem is of such length that the same will be moved to unseat the valve when't-he outer end of the spring; rests on the bottom of the pan or fount and whereby water will be continuously delivered into the fount, the cylindrical member serving as, a protector for preventing chicks or fowls Jlacingz their feet or bod ortions in l Y P v the fount and thus inuddying the water there in with the result that the water is retained in a clean condition and the fount is constantly supplied as long as water remains in the water container, the latter being readily removable for refilling and when the cap carrying valve is again arranged on the mouth of the said container the same will be sealed until again reinserted in the cylindrical protector, the device being also of a constructron whereby the level of water in the pan or fount is at all times visible.

To the attainment of the foregoing the invention consists in the improvement hereinafter described and definitely claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure lis an approxlmately central vertical longitudinal sectional view through the improvement. I

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional view approximately on the line 22 of Figure 1.

. Figure 3 is a similar sectional vicwapprom ii'na'tely on the line 33 of Figure 1.

As disclosed the drawings ll em-ploya cylindrical flanged and preferably earthenwaredrinki-ng tount or pan 1; I arrange in this fount a cylindrical protector 2. The cylinder 2 is ota materially greater length? than the depth of the tou nt and has both of its ends open. The lower end of the protector, at points below the top of the pan or fiount l,is cut away to provide the same with; notches or openings The protector is prm videdfat determined, points throughout its: length with spring wire bracesarranged in oppositelyarched pairs, only one of such braces being illustrated by the drawings and the same being: indicated 'bythennineial ,4. f

The water container may he in the nature ot-an ordinary bottle,- as disclosed .byvthe; drawings and as'indicatedbythe numeralfi... The container, however, is designed to: be snugly received against the walls latfthe 1:11P perand open end of the protector 2.. The container is provided with a neck portion 6 and screwedlon thgi's neck to Iclosethe mouth, of the container there is .a flanged ,cap' 7. A; suitable washer 8 is arrangedionthc inner. face ofthe cap and the said cap is formed withca central opening 9,",which, in thejshowing of thedrawings is surrounded by anannularlfiange 10. i A red, comprising .a valvevstein yllpasses through the opening 9, the outer endzof the rod being headed, asat 12, and if desired the inner faceof the bottom wall of theipan or fou'nt 1 may be .forinedlwith a recess {131130 receive the conical head l2ofthevalve stem therein. The valve stem carriesa compressie ble valve 14' which ,is held thereon bymea'ns l5,=the,said VZLlVE'bGlIIg arranged in the neck The neck is received between the spring brace supports 4 which more effectively sustain the container in the cylindrical protector 2. t I

The container when removed will have the Valve 14 automatically close the opening 9 in the cap 7 so that dirt or foreign matter cannot enter the container. The cap, together with the valve is removed when the contained is filled with water. The container may be conveyed with its mouth closed for any desired distance or for any-desired length of time and unless pressure is exerted upon the head 12 of the valve stem 11 the mouth of the container will remain sealed.

The container when inverted and first arranged in the protector cylinder 2 has its mouth still remaining closed by the valve 14 until the head 12 of the valve stem contacts with the bottom of the pan or fount 1, which, of course, will exert a pressure on the stem against the tension of the spring 16 and unseat the valve 14; Waterfrom the container will then flow through the notches or openings in the cylindrical protector 2 into the fount or pan 1. As the protector is disposed in close proximity to the inner periphery of the flanged pan or fount 1 the fowls are permitted to only place their bills in the fount when drinking so that the water in the fount cannot be contaminated by dirt of the feet ofthe fowls. The water level in the fount is at all times visible and the simplicity of the construction and the advantages thereof will, it is thought, be apparent to those skilled in the art Without further detailed description. It is, however, thought necessary to addthat I do not wish to be restricted to the precise details herein set forth and, therefore,

hold myself entitledto make such changes therefrom as fairly fall within the scope of what I claim.

closing the opening and opened by the stem engaging the bottom Wall of the fount, a head on the stem, a spring between the head and the neck toclose the valve when the stem is disengaged from the bottom wall, said cylindrical member havin openings arranged'below the upper edge of the side wall to permit the fluid within the cylindrical member to pass into the space between the latter and the side wall of the fount, and a hood secured to the cylindrical member and disposed over and spaced from the u per edge of the fount. In testimony whereo I aflix my signature.

EMILE SAUVAGEAU.

s In order to protect the water in the pan V 1 from the entrance of dirt or the like I pref- I I V extend a suitable distance beyond the periph ery of the said pan 1. The canopy also protects the water in the pan 1 from heat from the sun rays and consequentlv retains the said water 1n a cooler condition than 1s ordinary.

' Having described the invention, I claim:

A poultry fountain including a fluid supply bottle having a reduced screw threaded neck, and'a drinkin fount including bottom and side walls, a cylindrical member resting on the bottom wall and spaced from the side wall andfprojecting above the latter to receive the bottle in an inverted position,arched pairs of spring members carried by the member and receiving the neck of the bottle, a cap threaded to the neck and having an opening to supply fluid to the fount within the cylindrical member, a stem extending through the opening, a valve on said stem for lac 

